what is your occupation ?
01-04-2008, 11:19 PM
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Former Journeyman Cabinet Maker/carpenter. All custom. Disabled with a non work provable cumulative back injury. Benefits just ran out, Doc says I can go back to work but be careful, Job terminated me in Aug. Current on-line student for Mechanical Engineering. Plastering the town with resume's and Apps, anything to pay the Mortgage! Hope to become an engineering tech at the local Naval Air Weapons Center (Chinalake) They are hiring like crazy! But until I get my certificate, any old McJob will do to keep me out of foreclosure! What sucks is min wage just went up to $8.00 an hour on Jan 1 08' If anything the local shops will letting people go! Heres to hoping! 
01-04-2008, 11:52 PM
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i've had a fair number of job since i started working @ 17. right now im a chainman for a survey company. before this ive been a mechanic (auto n heavy), welder, machinist, carpenter (framing houses), dishwasher, truck driver, drillers assistant, jug hound (seismic), and farm hand. so if it can go wrong ive probably done it.
01-05-2008, 12:08 AM
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DTR's Locomotive Superhero and the DTR Sweet Tea Specialist
Locomotive superhero (diesel loco machinst) for a class 2 railroad in chicago. The engines I work on are 645 cubic inches per cylinder, they are v12's and v16's. Its a good job, I'm always learning something new.
01-05-2008, 02:53 AM
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I work as an Electrical Engineer for a large chemical company. In the whole company there are only 3 others that do my particular job.
Before I graduated with my EE degree I worked at the same chemical company as an Industrial Electrician for a summer job. Before that I worked as a medical courier during school. Before all those I worked as a Commercial Electrician for a contractor wiring up schools.
All of them were lots of fun but I like the one I have now best!
Before I graduated with my EE degree I worked at the same chemical company as an Industrial Electrician for a summer job. Before that I worked as a medical courier during school. Before all those I worked as a Commercial Electrician for a contractor wiring up schools.
All of them were lots of fun but I like the one I have now best!
01-05-2008, 05:06 AM
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Location: Waynesboro Ga ...Haul custom Motorcycles
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I've been a diesel mechanic all my life, I was a Service Manager for a large truck company for 15 years before I started my own Custom Motorcycle business which I still do but on a smaller scale now by setting up at motorcycle events selling parts and leathers
Now I'm gettin ready to retire and own a small land contracting business that I will be able to do after I retire too for extra income....all my equipment is paid for so I dont need to work to make equipment payments
Now I'm gettin ready to retire and own a small land contracting business that I will be able to do after I retire too for extra income....all my equipment is paid for so I dont need to work to make equipment payments
01-05-2008, 06:31 AM
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I work for my dad. He owns a service station, 10 rental houses, Snow's Polaris ATV's out of Chicora, PA, And He just bought another Polaris dealership in Pittsburgh, PA. I'm basically the maintenance guy. If somethings broke I fix it kind of thing. And i do mechanic work on the four wheelers when i have nothing else to do.